Why Protestants Cannot Prove that the Catholic Church is not the Exclusive Body of Christ

Orestes Brownson, maybe America’s greatest philospher and certainly most prolific writer, offers something along these lines as to why Protestant attempts to destroy the Church will always fail.First, the Catholic Church is in possession of the title “Church of Christ” and always has been in possession of that title. Therefore, the presumption is with [...]

The Difference Between Catholicism and Protestantism- An Interlude

Having talked with a good friend about this subject, I decided that an interlude briefly restating my premise for this series of posts would be a good idea.

1. Catholicism and Protestantism are difference religions.
2. While I am a Catholic and I believe that Catholicism is the one and only true religion (which [...]

Moab, Utah- Very Beautiful

Well, I just got back from a vacation to beautiful Moab, Utah. I highly recommend anyone with a family, especially boys, to travel there and enjoy hiking and climbing around the arches at Arches National Park. It is amazing. Getting past all the “150 bazillion years ago…” stuff, you can just look [...]

C. L. Stevenson on “The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms”– a Review and Critique

The first point that I would like to make is a preliminary point and not vital to the discussion of Stevenson’s metaethical theory. I think it is important to note however. There is a deafening silence by Stevenson on what anybody [...]

Rudolf Carnap and Protestantism

As I consider Rudy C’s Theory of Frameworks, I can’t help but wonder if maybe he was a Protestant- even though he eschewed metaphysics and religion in general.  But really, his theory of frameworks involves so much subjectivism that it is hard not to make the connection.  How shall we talk about the world without [...]

Reuters and AP on the mean old Catholic Church

The Reuters article- (a la Father Z) emphases and comments.
Vatican Says Other Christian Churches “Wounded”
By REUTERS
Filed at 12:07 p.m. ET
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican said on Tuesday Christian denominations outside Roman Catholicism were not full churches of Jesus Christ.
Protestant leaders said this was offensive and would hurt inter-denominational dialogue. (How sad. [...]

The Catholic Church is the Church- and there is only One Church

So says the CDF.  But the rumors of absolute clarity do not seem to have been accurate.  For one thing, the answer to the third question seems to indicate that it is possible for there to be some sanctification among “Communities” outside the Church.  While that doesn’t say that this actually does happen, it doesn’t say [...]

Motu Proprio Celebration Videos.

These are a few of my favorites.
This one is very moving… at least to me… brought tears to the eye…

Very good.

Just flippin’ funny!

On Why Women Ought not to Assist at Mass as (Extra)ordinary Eucharistic Ministers

It seems to follow from SyncContDunce’s illuminating article that women ought not to actively participate in Mass by administering the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist to her peers, the laity (leaving aside the question of whether having Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers was a good idea at this time in the Church- and also leaving aside [...]

On Why Priests Must Be of the Male Gender

What follows is a hastily composed (slightly touched-up) response to a private email that was sent by Credo, yours truly (synchronouslycontingentdunce), and a mutual friend of ours. Though originally intended as a contribution to a purely private exchange of emails, upon Credo and our friend’s’ encouragement, I have decided to humbly submit, [...]

Live Earth 2007… hmmm.

I am just wondering, ya know, just sitting here thinking to myself, “How much pollution and stuff will this Nature-worshipping concert cause?” I mean, you got lots of energy being used- or are they using fluorescent lights? Then there are the airplanes and cars used by the artists- or are they biking or walking? [...]

The Body of Christ IS the Catholic Church (let’s wait and see)… and Noon Tomorrow the Big Motu Party Begins!

Well, Rorate is reporting that the CDF will be coming out with a document giving a definitive and clear interpretation of the passage in Lumen Gentium: “Haec …unica Christi Ecclesia … in hoc mundo ut societas constituta et ordinata, subsistit in Ecclesia catholica” (“this …one Church of Christ … constituted and organized [...]

A difference between Catholicism and Protestantism

I would like to put forth the somewhat (today) radical notion that Catholicism and Protestantism (hereafter “C” and “P”, respectively) are not different sides of the same coin (the coin being Christianity), but rather different coins of different currencies. That is to say, while we may loosely refer to both C and [...]

Motu means return of Dark Ages….

Kudos to Creative Minority Report!
If you can’t beat them, join them. (Note: For those satirically challenged, please see the definition of parody)
Rome — Pope Benedict, a former Hitler youth, will tell Roman Catholic priests in coming days that they can say mass in Latin— a dead language the no one knows anymore—as a concession to [...]